WWE Hall Of Famer Argues Andrade Would Be A Star If He Was Better At English

It emerged last week that former United States Champion Andrade has asked WWE to be released from his contract, a decision that the company unsurprisingly rejected.

Taking to his Hall of Fame podcast to speak about the reports, Booker T has claimed that Andrade would be a huge star if he “worked on his English as much as he worked on his work in the ring”:

“I was reading that Andrade asked for his release. WWE, of course, don’t want to lose a guy like Andrade. I’ve said it before, this guy is next level as far as his talent goes. He is special, he is extraordinary. If he worked on his English as much as he worked on his work in the ring, he’d be a star right now. I think that’s the one thing that holds him back, not saying that’s a negative in a sense. But from trying to make him a mainstream star in America, it’s something that, you know, he needs that. I say that because most boxers that came to America and succeeded to that next level, all of those guys learnt English. Just so they can come out and cut a promo, be able to answer questions, and I don’t know, the one guy, Julio César Chávez, I think he’s the most famous boxer that never thought about speaking English. But when you are 100-0… (laughs).”

As previously stated, WWE reportedly rejected Andrade’s request to leave WWE, and the belief is that the former NXT Superstar will not be allowed to leave the company before the end of his current contract.

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Thanks to Ringside News for the transcription.

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